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J Med Genet 41:784-789 doi:10.1136/jmg.2004.020537
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Mutations of the mitochondrial ND1 gene as a cause of MELAS

Table 2

 Residual complex I activities in skeletal muscle homogenates and isolated fibroblast mitochondria

Complex % Activity (observed range for controls)
Patient 1 Patient 2 Patient 3
Muscle Fibroblasts Muscle Fibroblasts Muscle Fibroblasts
All assays were performed in duplicate.
Complex I (CoI) activity was expressed as percentage of the mean of controls (for skeletal muscle homogenates, n = 16, mean activity 44 nmol/min/mg, observed range 19–90; for fibroblast mitochondria, n = 35, mean activity 74 nmol/min/mg, observed range 34–141) and relative to the activity of citrate synthase (CoI/CS) and complex II (CoI/CoII).2
CoI 68 (43–204) 18 (46–191) 2 (43–204) 27 (46–191) 27 (43–204) 28 (46–191)
CoI/CS 60 (36–167) 35 (50–145) 2 (36–167) 34 (50–145) 19 (36–167) 24 (50–145)
CoI/CoII 23 (51–153) 19 (46–169) 2 (51–153) 14 (46–169) 11 (51–153) 13 (46–169)

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